History of Pennsylvania

Catalog description

The course offers a chronological and topical survey, emphasizing immigration of diverse ethnic groups and religious, political, economic, and social developments, including industrialization and urbanization. This survey of the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania satisfies the Gen Ed GH requirement. Course content features important events and themes in the history of Pennsylvania, including colonial development, the importance of Philadelphia in the Revolutionary and Civil War Eras, immigration and urbanization, and labor unrest, as well as the continuing relevance of history to Pennsylvania today